![]() ![]() She translates extensively into Bangla and writes essays, short stories and poetry.īani Basu has been conferred upon Sahitya Academy Award 2010, one of India's highest literary awards, for her contribution to Bengali literature. She is also the recipient of the Sushila Devi Birla Award and the Sahitya Setu Puraskar. She was awarded the Tarashankar Award for Antarghaat (Treason), and the Ananda Purashkar for Maitreya Jataka. Her major works include Swet Patharer Thaala (The Marble Salver), Ekushe Paa (twenty One Steps), Maitreya Jataka (published as The Birth of the Maitreya by Stree), Gandharvi, Pancham Purush (The Fifth Man, or Fifth Generation?) and Ashtam Garbha (The Eighth Pregnancy). The recently published A Plate of White Marble, translated from Sahitya Akademi winning Bengali writer Bani Basu’s book (Swet Patherer Thala) throws up the age-old question of woman’s place in. Their marriage remains stagnant until an unexpected telegram announces the visit of Ari’s ex-girlfriend Esha. Deys Publishing has popular titles from such top-of-the-line Bengali authors. A prolific writer, her novels have been regularly published in Desh, the premier literary journal of Bengal. Neelam’s hysterectomy at thirty hastens her into a sexless middle age and changes her relationship with her husband Ari. Bani Basu Deys Publishing, based in Kolkata, India, ranks among the top Bengali publishing houses of India. She began her career as a novelist with the publication of Janmabhoomi Matribhoomi. ![]() She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta. Bani Basu is a Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic and poet. ![]()
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